Kings and Desperate Men: Life in Eighteenth Century EnglandVintage Books, 1942 - 298 sivua Life in eighteenth century England in the time of the French Revolution. |
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... important fact about Boling- broke is that he had no principles . His aim was power ; and for all his gifts of leadership , he led the Tories no- where because he had nowhere to lead them . So long as the war was on , he could shout for ...
... important fact about Boling- broke is that he had no principles . His aim was power ; and for all his gifts of leadership , he led the Tories no- where because he had nowhere to lead them . So long as the war was on , he could shout for ...
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... important than the aristocrat , and that is the individual . And , in the profoundest sense , the individual hardly exists in the art we are examining ; and not simply because of the men who sat for their portraits , but equally because ...
... important than the aristocrat , and that is the individual . And , in the profoundest sense , the individual hardly exists in the art we are examining ; and not simply because of the men who sat for their portraits , but equally because ...
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... important to remember , not only what Goldsmith and Sheridan represent in themselves , but what both of them sought ... importance : they are merely diverting . They offer no great insight into character and no very great insight into ...
... important to remember , not only what Goldsmith and Sheridan represent in themselves , but what both of them sought ... importance : they are merely diverting . They offer no great insight into character and no very great insight into ...
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